COMMON CORE STANDARDS

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.6-8.1 Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.6-8.2 Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary of the source distinct from prior knowledge or opinions.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.6-8.6 Identify aspects of a text that reveal an author’s point of view or purpose (e.g., loaded language, inclusion or avoidance of particular facts).
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.6-8.8 Distinguish among fact, opinion, and reasoned judgment in a text.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.6-8.9 Analyze the relationship between a primary and secondary source on the same topic.


SOCIAL STUDIES ESSENTIAL STANDARDS

7.H. 1 Use historical thinking to analyze various modern societies.
7.H.2 Understand the implications of global interactions
7.C&G.1 Understand the development of government in modern societies and regions.
7.C.1 Understand how cultural values influence relationships between individuals, groups and political entities in modern societies and regions.


UNIT NARRATIVE DRAFT

Day 1: Unit/Theme Intro
  • Introductory lesson to the idea of Oppression/genocide - what is it, when has it occurred, etc.
  • Relate current events of oppression to what we will be discussing in this unit

Day 2: WWI
  • How did WWI start?
  • Main battles
  • "In Flanders Fields" Poem activity

Day 3: Bolshevik Revolution
  • Russia during WWI
  • Reds vs. Whites Civil War game

Day 4: WWI Conclusion
  • Treaty of Versailles
  • League of Nations
  • Armistice Day
  • Newspaper article announcing the end of the war?
  • Timeline of WWI events?

​Day 5: Great Depression
  • Great Depression in the US
  • Economic Situation in Europe
  • Activity?

Day 6: Depression - WWII transition
  • How did Hitler rise to power? Activate prior learning from yesterday about economy
  • What other leaders in Europe also came to power?
  • Split into groups with each one focusing on one leader and how he rose to power; use primary (articles, speeches) and secondary sources.

Day 7: Intro to WWII & Propaganda
  • Use of propaganda in Europe
  • Propaganda for the war effort in America (?)

Day 8: Home Front
  • Minilesson on war effort at home - increase of women in the workforce, victory gardens, war bonds, etc.
  • Activity: shopping with ration tickets

Day 9: Western Theater - Major Battles Day 1
  • Operation Market-Garden
  • Battle of Bulge
  • Battle of Britain
  • Activity?

Day 10: Western Theater - Major Battles Day 2
  • D-Day
  • Stalingrad
  • Battle of Berlin
  • Activity? Timeline of all battles (or start timeline day 1, finish day 2?)
  • Letters from soldiers?

​Day 11: Resistance
  • Maquis (France)
  • Partisans (Poland)
  • Split into groups, with each focusing on different resistance movements

Day 12: Holocaust

Day 13: Japanese Internment Camps/Intro to Western Theater

Day 14: Eastern Theater - Major Battles
  • Midway
  • Okinawa
  • Iwo Jima
  • Guadualcanal
  • Activity: make sign posts for battles (how many miles from home)

Day 15: End of the War
  • Marshall Plan
  • Atom Bomb
  • Sadako & 1,000 Paper Cranes activity


DAY 1 LESSON PLAN DRAFT